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Hilton Valentine

1943 - 2021

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Hilton Stewart Paterson Valentine (21 May 1943 – 29 January 2021) was an English skiffle and rock and roll musician who was the original guitarist in the Animals. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and into Hollywood’s Rock Walk of Fame in 2001 with the other members of the Animals. Following the Animals' breakup in 1966, Valentine produced several solo albums including All in Your Head (1969) and It’s Folk ‘N’ Skiffle, Mate! (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hilton Valentine is the 888th most popular musician (down from 731st in 2019), the 2,677th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,153rd in 2019) and the 166th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hilton Valentine ranks 888 out of 3,175. Before him are Roy Ayers, Bella Davidovich, Hillel Slovak, Naushad, Snowy White, and Billy Sheehan. After him are Airto Moreira, Tommy Thayer, Luiz Bonfá, Sigiswald Kuijken, Sam Phillips, and Salamone Rossi.

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Among people born in 1943, Hilton Valentine ranks 307. Before him are Paul Freeman, Sylvester McCoy, Douglas Tompkins, Teun A. van Dijk, Laura Biagiotti, and John Zerzan. After him are Kirin Kiki, Jimmy Snuka, Tuesday Weld, Gary Burton, Giuseppe Versaldi, and António Simões. Among people deceased in 2021, Hilton Valentine ranks 256. Before him are José Freire Falcão, John Miles, Carlos Correia, Louis Andriessen, Judith Reisman, and Freimut Börngen. After him are Clive Sinclair, Branko Mamula, Justo Tejada, Isadore Singer, Alberto Grimaldi, and Yury Vlasov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hilton Valentine ranks 2,678 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Frampton (1950), John Aston Sr. (1921), Arthur Hughes (1832), Snowy White (1948), Richard Baxter (1615), and John Machin (1680). After him are John Leslie (1766), Philip Kerr (1956), Ivor Richard (1932), Jackie Oliver (1942), John McDouall Stuart (1815), and Alexander Gardner (1821).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Hilton Valentine ranks 166. Before him are Chris Squire (1948), Glen Matlock (1956), John Miles (1949), John Taylor (1960), Dennis Stratton (1952), and Snowy White (1948). After him are Mel Collins (1947), Chas Chandler (1938), Noel Redding (1945), Roy Thomas Baker (1946), Alan Price (1942), and Trevor Horn (1949).

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